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Codelco El Teniente mine expansion to take longer, cost $2bn more

The touted expansion of the world's largest underground copper mine is two to three years behind schedule and will require $2 billion more than initially planned, said the company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2014 | 7:03 pm

UK legislators call for an end to forced labour in Eritrea mines

According to the legislators, international mining companies —mainly from Australia, Canada and the U.K— are using the forced labour of Eritreans in their operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2014 | 6:09 pm

INFOGRAPHIC: the many phases of silver

Visual Capitalist creates and curates enriched visual content focused on emerging trends in business and investing.

Visual Capitalist | December 19, 2014 | 5:23 pm

Bullish reversal in miners but metals remain in question

The gold and silver stocks have put in a bullish weekly reversal but Gold and Silver have not confirmed it.

JRB | December 19, 2014 | 4:35 pm

Apple ‘deeply offended’ by BBC documentary on its suppliers exploiting children

The investigative reporting piece exposed extremely poor working conditions in factories making Apple products in China and Indonesia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2014 | 3:00 pm

Derivatives and mass financial destruction

With oil prices having halved in the last six months, together with the attendant currency destabilisation, there have been significant transfers of value through derivative positions, so large that financial instability may result.

GoldMoney | December 19, 2014 | 1:50 pm

Gold stocks shine in 2015

Gold stocks have suffered a miserable few years, becoming a laughingstock even among contrarians. But this despised sector’s seemingly-endless downward spiral has left gold stocks vastly undervalued relative to gold, which drives their profits.

Adam Hamilton - Zeal Intelligence | December 19, 2014 | 1:15 pm